October 1, 2007, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsTexas House investigates purchase of rare books In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, the Ransom Center has published Collecting the Imagination: The First Fifty Years of the Ransom Center, a richly illustrated chronicle of its history. The following is an excerpt from Collecting the Imagination. On April 19, 1943, the Texas House of Representatives voted 99 to… read more
October 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsItems From Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater In Arthur Miller’s play All My Sons, business partners Joe Keller and Steve Deever manufactured faulty military airplane engines during World War II, causing the death of 21 pilots. Both men were tried, but Keller was acquitted. By the start of the play he has returned to the community and… read more
October 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsRehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater As the first exhibition organized from Arthur Miller’s entire archive, Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater offers new insights on the author of such plays as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. The exhibition reveals Miller’s active engagement with his era and examines his politics, his plays, and… read more
